Which library schools give candidates an edge (you prefer candidates from these schools)?

UNC-Chapel Hill, University of Illinois, San Jose State

What advice do you have for students who want to make the most of their time in library school?

Take time to look at the “real” library world beyond your school assignments. I do not hire someone who reads no library blogs or lists, hasn’t joined ALA, and doesn’t appear to read anything that wasn’t assigned by a professor. Take a real interest in the profession that is personal and shows that you chose librarianship due to a passion you are following, not because you didn’t know what else you wanted to do.